Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
Two TOUGH QUESTIONS
Discussed Last Night by the Council Health
Committee.
The CRBhATORY BUILDING AGAIN.
The Report Of Solicitor CALDWELL on the
Subjsct.
The CITY BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Council Committee on Health was
called to meet at the City Hall, last even
ing, to hear the report of the City Solicitor
upon the ancient subject OF the iron build
ing over the crematory. The Solicitor
stated that he had made an exhaustive and
careful examination of the whole matter,
and reported that the old committee had
contracted, about December |, 1886, with
NJ. V. Smith for a building, recited the facts
which led to the erection OF the present
building by the Keystone Bridge Com
psny through Mr. Rea, said building not
being nj ali the sort Of thing the commit
tee had ordered and which it was sup
posed would he put up, and finally recon-.
mended TO the Committee the adoption oil
the following:
Resolved, That the Joint Standing Com
mittee on Health be, and are hereby
authorized 10 compromise without preJu-
dice, all claims Tor the present building
over the city crematory for such sum As
said building may he reasonably worth,
when compalH with such 4 building as
was contracted for by the city with Nj. V.
Smith, reckoning the building which WAS
contracted for as of the value OF the con-
tract price, $3.50, the amount OF such com
promise sum to be determined by said
committee. Such sun to be paid t. the
keystone Bridge Company upon NJ. V.
and said company receipting for the sum
as ia full of all demands on their part, on
account of the construction Of and the
material for said crematory building, and
in full of all demands on account OF said
building. And the City Clerk is hereby
authorized, when directed so to 90 by said
committee, 10 draw his orders or order on
the City Receiver for the payment as afore-
said OF such compromise. sum, out OF the
appropriation, Tor the year 1887, for the
Health Department.
A warm debate, covering the whole sub
iect, followed, during which II came out
that the present bill OF the Pit:sburg
Bridge Company was 81, 1873. 80 made up as
follows: Building, $3.50; expenses of send
ing down men, &c, SIS. 80; expense of
changing smoke stack, &c, $50. Ac-
~companyiDg this bill was an estimate OF
the Bridge Company in which It appeared
il would cost at least $3.50 to repair the
building and might cost much more.
When the committee had discussed the
subject for some time, a clause was added
to the resolution, suggested by Mr.. Cald-
we'll, authorizing the committee TO employ
an expert to advise them in the premises.
The recommendation and report of Mr..
Caldwell were then adopted, and the COM
mittee turned its attention TO the bill OF
the Bridge Company for SlSS. so of extras,
aud to the proposition for repairing, alter.
ing and generally rejuyenatIDg the build
ing. This was talked over. but laid aside
until a future time.
Mr.. Caldwell hen submitted his draft
of an ordinance creating a City Board Of
Health, which was resd, hut before this
was doLe Mr.. Caldwell made a brief state
ment, quoting the State laws, and dis.
claiming any political bias or Object in
getting up the whole matter and introduc-
ing his resolution into Council. He
thought that one Board Of Health in this
city was enough, and he preferred that
Board he under the control of Council.
The ordinance was laid over until the
next meeting Of the committee.